Fred Vasseur vows Ferrari will ‘fight until the last corner of the last lap’ for the constructors’ crown in season finale

“I would like to have 20 factors forward than 20 factors behind! However let’s see, I feel on paper that the subsequent one might be a bit higher for us additionally. Let’s struggle till the final nook of the final lap.”

When it comes to whether or not the strain is extra on their rivals than themselves heading into Abu Dhabi – and whether or not this might show helpful in their very own title bid – Vasseur joked: “No, I would like to have 20 factors within the pocket!

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“It’s not a matter of strain, it’s a matter of [needing] to do a superb job and to be fast after which we’ll see. We have been capable of do [a] one-two some weekends throughout the season, [we will] to attempt to do higher than this.

“But it surely’s true that even when [we] do a one-two they are often champions, however first a very powerful is to be centered on ourselves, to not begin to consider what the others are doing and so [on] as a result of then you might be dropping just a little bit the tempo of the weekend.

“Not less than this weekend the strategy was excellent, as a result of [we are] within the mixture of the championship we stayed centered on our automotive, on our technique and never pondering an excessive amount of about what McLaren or Purple Bull is doing.”